Pryce

Pryce is a Welsh surname form related to Price, traditionally developed from ap Rhys, meaning son of Rhys. The beginning of the surname preserves part of that patronymic phrase. Rhys itself is associated with ardor or enthusiasm, but the full surname records a relationship to someone named Rhys rather than simply meaning enthusiasm on its own.

Used as a first name, Pryce can keep a family surname intact or acknowledge a Welsh connection. Price is the closest spelling to compare, while Rhys makes the older construction easier to see. Some surname families may have other histories, so genealogy still matters when an inherited name is being explained. The Welsh route gives Pryce a particularly clear example of a family phrase becoming a single name.